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In this episode, Sam Harris, neuroscientist, author, and host of the Waking Up Podcast, walks us through the profound, yet practical, ways that meditation can transform our lives. Additionally, he helps to define the types of meditation and clarifies potential misconceptions with terms like happiness, pain, and suffering.

We discuss:

• The transformative moment that led to Peter reaching out to Sam [3:45];
• Comparing the two broad types of meditation, and Peter\u2019s favorite meditation apps [7:45];
• The pleasure of a concentrated mind, meditating with pain, and the difference between pain and suffering [13:15];
• What it means to be happy, and how to break out of our default state [23:15];
• The disease of distraction, why humans suffer, the limitation of happiness, and letting go of anger with mindfulness [31:00];
• The challenge of learning mindfulness, the benefit of silent retreats, and Sam\u2019s first experience in solitude as a teenager [54:15];
• Sam\u2019s life-altering experience with MDMA [1:03:00];
• Mett\u0101 meditation a.k.a. loving-kindness, and the concept of \u2018moral luck\u2019 [1:14:00];
• Overcoming grief and dread with meditation [1:34:45];
• The wrong way to practice mindfulness, and the difference between Vipassana and Dzogchen [1:44:45];
• Sam\u2019s commitment to never lie, honesty in politics, and Sam\u2019s viewpoint on the Trump phenomenon [2:06:00];
• Teaching kids to be more mindful [2:18:30];
• Sam\u2019s current book projects, the consequences of a politically correct environment, and the potential of neuroscience to cure psychopathy [2:25:30];
• How you can follow Sam\u2019s work [2:39:00]; and
• More.

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